Ken has worked in the environmental movement for 30 years, first volunteering for his Calgary high school environmental club in 1990. He was the Co-founder and Executive Director of the Ancient Forest Alliance between 2010 to 2018, and served as the Executive Director and Campaign Director of the Wilderness Committee in Victoria between 1999 to 2010. He graduated from the ecology and evolutionary biology department at the University of British Columbia and previously worked as a biologist, tree-planter, and math tutor.

Celina has always been captivated by the diversity of ecosystems in Canada.  She deepened her knowledge about the amazing and vital interconnections we have with the rest of the natural world during her time at the McGill School of Environment.  Since then, Celina has worked as an environmental educator in numerous ecosystems – from Ducks Unlimited’s waterlogged marshes outside of Winnipeg to the mountainous Regional Parks of Metro Vancouver.  Now, settled in Vancouver, she is committed to helping environmentalist become more effective when applying their talents to conservation efforts.

Kerrie Blaise is a public interest, environmental lawyer whose practice centres on environmental rights and justice. Kerrie maintains an active practice in Northern Ontario and was formerly, a staff lawyer at the Canadian Environmental Law Association. Kerrie is also co-chair of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Caucus, Réseau-Canadian, an invited member of the Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership and Domestic Law and Policy Stream, and a federal appointee on an environment and international trade advisory group to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change. 

TJ is a Co-Founder of the Ancient Forest Alliance with the EEA’s Ken Wu, and he works as their Campaigner and Photographer. Combining his passion for conservation with professional photography, TJ works to shed light on BC’s endangered ancient forests in an effort to help see them saved. An avid ‘big-tree hunter’, you’ll find him driving rough backroads and exploring remote regions of Vancouver Island in search of the last old-growth giants. TJ was born and raised in beautiful Metchosin, BC and graduated from the Western Academy of Photography in 2007.